Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-08-25
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
From Thursdays Daily.

ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
From Thursdays Daily.
. OK. Davis. Corinne; and 9. G. PloWe,
Pingree; are quartered at the Capltal
house.
John Waller was in town yesterday,
having come down from the Pingree
farm.
Cleanse the blood with Ayers Sarsa-
parilla, and realize what poor health you
have had.
Burr Robbins circus is making dates
for performances in Southern Dakota,
and may possibly work up this way
A car load Of construction material for
the Northern Pacific extension from La
Moure to Edgeley went down the Valley
road yesterday.
F. H. Chapman and Frank Carr will
leave this morning for a drive through
the country to the south. They will pc
absent several days.
Miss Klotzpach, who has been visiting
her sister. Mrs Otto Wonnenberg for
several weeks, left yesterday for her
home at Independence, Ia.
w. E. Mansfield has threshed out his:
seventy-two acre field OF wheat near
Dickey, and reports a yield OF twenty
two bushels to the acre.
The work on the water mains is plain
ly seen. The ditch has been dug for
over half block and is gradually ap-
preaching the business district.
The first frost of the season fell Tuesday
morning. Damage to garden vegetables
is reported in number of low localities,
but the high ground seems to have es-
capped altogether.
Messrs. Boynton, Griggs and Quinn,
of the railroad commission passed through
the city last night for Fargo, from which
point they will start on their annual tour
of inspection of the Manitoba road. They
were accompanied by Commissioner of
Immigration Mcclure.
Mrs. Rudolph. Pohl. sister of Mrs.
DIduCU, VI Lulo CApy St4CSt dU VI
Ore, of lung disease, on the 18th inst.
She leaves husband and three little
children. Mrs. Pohl will be remembered
as former resident of jamestown, and
leaves here many friends to mourn her
loss
John Gray reports that no drilling has
been done at the asylum well for several
days past, work having been discontinued
on account of lack Of pipe. This however
is expected to arrive in few days, and
then work will again be resumed. The
drill has now pounded the hole down to
depth between 500 and 600 feet.
The city was having Front street, op-
posite the Gladstone, drained yesterday,
the accumulation of water having been
made considerable from the recent rains.
The hard, smooth natural streets of
jamestown with little attention to
drainage at the sides, need not worry the
taxpayers much about paving for years
to come.
Effie and Genie Goodrich, the little
children of J. w. Goodrich, gave birth
day party to number of their young
friends yesterday from to s p. m. The
children to the number of about fifty,
we're taken to and from Mr. Goodrich's
residence in Bassett & Ringers four horse
bus, "Frolic." The occasion IS reported
to have been the scene of more than the
usual juvenile enjoyment.
CD. Porter has three acres of the
finest celery ever raised in Dakota, and
for the past few weeks has been busy
filing orders for the same. He has built
up large foreign trade and hardly day
passes but several large orders are re-
ceived from distance. Mr.. Porter has
experimental with celery for five or six
years and is confident that as fine quail
ity can be grown in Dakota as anywhere,
a belief which seems to be confirmed by
his crop this year.
The Catholic church was the scene Of
quiet wedding last night at seven
o'clock. Rev. Father Cassidy officiating.
The parties to the ceremony were Miss
Nellie Burke, daughter of Mr.. P. Burke,
one of the 'old time farmers living north
of the city, and Mr.. VIM. Cahill, young
man of integrity and standing. The
young couple immediately commenced
housekeeping in cozy little house on
the south side and received the congrat-
ulations of number of friends who call
ed at their new home last night.
Quite number of citizens interested
in securing the location of the new Cath
olic bishop of North Dakota, attended
the public meeting at the rink last even
ing. A Klaus, ST., was elected chairman
and Andrew Blewett secretary. The OBJ
iect of the meeting was stated and short
remarks made by Hon. johnson Nickeus,
Hon. D. NJ. kelleher, VIM. Dwyer, and
Andrew Blewett. The temporary organ
1zation was made permanent and the
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